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- Memoir, "Lenoir-type Engine Made by Ford," December 9, 1938 - Belgian-French engineer Jean Joseph Lenoir patented a non-compression internal combustion engine in 1860. During Henry Ford's legal battle over the 1895 Selden automobile patent, Ford claimed his engines were based on Lenoir's design and not subject to the Selden patent. This reminiscence from Ford employee Fred Allison describes building a Lenoir-type engine to exhibit to the New York Court of Appeals.
- December 09, 1938
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Memoir, "Lenoir-type Engine Made by Ford," December 9, 1938
Belgian-French engineer Jean Joseph Lenoir patented a non-compression internal combustion engine in 1860. During Henry Ford's legal battle over the 1895 Selden automobile patent, Ford claimed his engines were based on Lenoir's design and not subject to the Selden patent. This reminiscence from Ford employee Fred Allison describes building a Lenoir-type engine to exhibit to the New York Court of Appeals.
- Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Woodward Hotel, 55th and Broadway" - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- 1907
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Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Woodward Hotel, 55th and Broadway"
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Ford Store Between 54th and 55th on Broadway" - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- 1907
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Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Ford Store Between 54th and 55th on Broadway"
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "Between 54th and 55th on Broadway" - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- 1907
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Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "Between 54th and 55th on Broadway"
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "Looking Up Broadway from 55th" - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "Looking Up Broadway from 55th"
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.